Conducting from the Grave

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Conducting from the Grave
Origin Sacramento, California, U.S.
Genres Deathcore, metalcore, melodic death metal
Years active2003–2005, 2007–2015
Labels Sumerian Records
MembersJohn Abernathy
Greg Donnelly
Drew Winter
Jeffrey Morgan
Jackson Jordan
Past membersLou Tanuis
Shaun Gier
Phil Williamson
Steven Lovas
Mikey Powell

Conducting from the Grave was an American deathcore band, formed in 2003 in Sacramento, California.

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History

Conducting from the Grave were formed in the fall of 2003, [1] from members and ex-members of local Sacramento bands With Passion, Promising Tomorrow and others. After releasing one demo Breathe The Blackened Sky in 2004, and one EP Trials of the Forsaken in 2005, the band members decided to join the powers with the members of another project in 2005 and Conducting from the Grave ceased to exist. [1] However, in 2007 the band came back together and in 2008 they were signed on the Sumerian Records. [1] [2] In 2009, they released their debut album called When Legends Become Dust. In 2010, they released the follow-up called Revenants . [3] In 2013, they band decided to leave the Sumerian Records and started their own campaign on the Kickstarter to release their self-titled album. [4]

Members

Final line-up
Former members

Discography

Albums
EPs
Demos

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References

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